It is a fateful moment for us in India, for all Asia and for the world. A new star rises, the star of freedom in the East, a new hope comes into being, a vision long cherished materializes.

• 这对我们印度人，对整个亚洲和全世界是一个关系重大的时刻，一颗新星升起来了，东方的自由之星，新希望出现了，长久珍视的远景实现了。